It can be safely said that because the Poraj has been brought up among two cultures since childhood. He was born on July 1, 1973 in London, but his parents are Poles. They emigrated to Great Britain before the birth of his son.
In fact, the actor is called Bohdan Poraj-Pstokoński, Which is a real loan not only for the British, but also Poles. His name is not the easiest to pronounce, so when starting his career, the actor decided to receive an artistic nickname. “Because the pad” is much simpler, faster and it is easier to remember. Such a procedure is quite common among the stars, and the nickname was also decided, among others Natalie Portman, who is really called Neta-Li Herszlag and Ben Kinsley, who was born as Krishna Pandit Bhanji.
Currently because he lives in Loughton in Essex. Since 2003, she has been a happy husband of Natasha Little, also a well -known actress, whom we could admire in “Other Life”, “Black Mirror”, “War of the World” or “Wolf Hall”. The couple have two sons.
Poraj is a man of many talents. In his free time, he loves to swim, skiing and playing the piano, but his greatest passion is acting. His professional adventure began in the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (Council), which he graduated in 1995. Already then he proved to be a talented and ambitious actor – he received, among others Carleton Hobbs Radio Award distinction and several other awards while studying.
He debuted in the theater in the art of “The Fever Syndrome”, on a small screen in “Falling”, and in the cinema in the movie “The Yellow Tie”. Later he performed, among others on the Royal National Theater stages, Shakespeare’s Globe and West End. In “Hamlet” he played Laertes, and in “Timonie of Athens” he played the role of Apemantus. He was nominated for the Off-West End Award for his game in “Rasheeda Speaking”.
Cinema mates can associate him from the films “Riddle” (2001) and “Łódź, which swayed” (2009). But Mike Jackford’s role in the iconic British sitcom “Miranda” brought him the most popularity, in which he appeared regularly in 2012-2014.
The British comedy series was written and by comedian Miranda Hart, who also played the title heroine. Production focuses around the socially incompatched Miranda, which is often in awkward situations. Sarah Hadland, Tom Ellis and Patricia Hodge also appeared in the program.
Later he played in Monsieur Bonacieux in the series “Musketeers” based on the appreciated novel of Aleksander Dumas. The series broadcast in 2014-2016 brought him even more recognition. Poraj appeared in two of the three seasons of production and appeared alongside Tom Burke, Santiago Cabrera, Peter Capaldi, Howard Charles, Alexander Dowling and Ryan Gage.
Because Poraj is not limited to acting – he also has a script talent. He wrote scenarios for several episodes of the series “Doctors” and for the popular soap opera “Easter”. His last project was the series “Doctors”, in which he played the role of Gregory Painter.
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